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January 24, 2006 – China’s failed attempt to acquire U.S. oil producer Unocal last summer has not slowed their pursuit of oversea oil reserves. Hoping to sustain their economic growth, China has been working hard to secure oil and other forms of energy. A recent Los Angeles Times article talks about China’s “go-out” energy strategy,
Read moreIn a wide-ranging address before reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney renewed the federation’s call for universal health care, increases in the minimum wage and an end to the rampant outsourcing of U.S. jobs to low-wage foreign countries. Sweeney also predicted the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would
Read moreUnion membership numbers, released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Jan. 20, show a significant increase of 213,000 union members in the past year while union density remained steady at 12.5 percent. Those numbers reverse a trend of decline in recent years as good union jobs disappeared. “In a political climate that’s hostile
Read moreJanuary 23, 2005 – Chinese workers protesting the sale of a factory employing thousands clashed with Chinese police for three days, leaving many workers injured and one in critical condition. The incident is just the latest example of social instability in China, with the number of public disorder cases jumping to 87,000 in 2005. Read
Read moreJANUARY 20, 2006 – The American worker is under attack and its time we do something about it. That’s the message of one of the most influential labor leaders in our Country at a recent gathering in the Nation’s Capital.
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